It is so hard to find time for your own #health (including #mentalhealth) when caring for someone who has #Alzheimers disease or another form of #dementia. But it is essential for quality #caregiving.
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celebrate all who plant seeds of #kindness to make the world more beautiful for people living with #Alzheimers and other forms of #dementia.
It's Brain Awareness Week. Take care of yours!
Wear a mask (COVID has implications -- bad ones -- for brain health. Get sleep (sleep rids the brain of gunk -- the vox technica - that accumulates in it). Get hearing aids if you're experiencing age-related hearing loss. Take your SSRI if you're on one (depression isn't good for the brain). Stay engaged w/ people (connected with friends; meet new ones @ #Tesla protests).
If you are in the Palm Desert area on March 28, please consider coming to the Joslyn Center where I'll be talking about #Alzheimer's: #Grief, #Guilt, #Memory, and #love. I will discuss the many years it took to get the diagnosis of early-onset Alzheimer's, his suffering, our pain, what I wish I knew when he was sick, & the importance of sharing our experiences.
